Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-23
me action Of the Citizens CONF

IN Tn STAR OF Saturday, December 10th.
The action Of the Citizens Committee last night
upon the report Of the railroad subcommittee did
not, except IN certain particulars represent gen.
eral public opinion upon the matters involved,
though it may have Indicated the drift OF the de-
sires Of two sections OF the city. The public Is now
more anxious for relief from great and wel-known
evils than ambitious TO select precisely the plan
Of relief adopted and until events shall show
what method Is practicable and capable OF being
carried 70 success it Is disposed merely to state
vigorously It's wrongs and needs In the matter, To
demand In general terms some form OF relief and
10 prevent the advocates Of different plans from
antagonizing one another to such an
extent that matters will remain rs they
are AT the committee meeting last night
q dozen members from southwest Washington
were willing that score OF members from East
Washington should put the Baltimore and Ohio
outside the city limits, II they might pick the 10
cation OF the union depot, and rice versa. The
members from Northwest Washington kept away
from the meeting, or refrained from voting on de-
pot site, voted In small numbers with little dis
cussIon, some stating that they were willing that
East and South Washington should settle the mat
te: for themselves In making up the recommended
ton OF the committee. Naturally the East Wash
ington gentlemen said that they wanted the Balti-
more and Ohio tracks TO go as far away from them
as possible, and naturally the south Washington
gentlemen expressed the desire to clear all
surface tracks from that section and to
put the d-pot near Reservation IL. In the
end, however, one must want In this matter
what one can get In the way OF relief. IL IL Is
found impractiosble 10 tunnel under the Bladens-
burg and Behring'S Bridge roads, and irnpracti-
cable In view OF the legal rights OF The Baltimore
and Ohio 70 cause that road 10 make the long cir
cult Of the city proposed, and mpraetcable to get
adopt the location OF a union station so far from
business and residence centers In the vicinity OF
Reservation IL, and impractieable TO run an ele-
waited road along street which shall not be
serious obstruction TO travel and river trade
the practicabllity Of some other suggestion OF
relief must be investigated, and, IL 1t is found
feasible. heartily welcomed. IL Is well for the
senate committee to be advised OF and TO consider
the fun wishes OF all sections OF the city; but t Is
hoped and expected, for the benefit OF the city as
a whole, that the demands In accordance with
these wishes may be so CONSIDERABLY made that,
asking much. we may get something. rather than
that By lack OF tact we lose substantial ben
efts within our grasp by clutchlng at the imprac-
ueable and unattainanle.
The hearing before the Interstate commerce
commission In regard to alleged determinations
shown the standard Oil Company by Southern
railroads IL one Of the most important yet under
shape which makes it certain 70 draw out positive
evidence Of the gigantic tyranny Of this great cor
poration. The want OF formallty and the freedom
and dlrectness with which questions are put TO
witnesses seem TO have caught the representatives
OF the Standard OIL Company on their guard. It
has been shown that the Louisville and Nashville
road has uniformly Disseminated against small
shippers by evsding its published tariff OF rates,
and has been In the habit OF posting up type-writ-
tan nj al
Of the ROAD pleased to do 30. of course this Is
violation o. the law requiring freight passenger
raSes to lblished In type Of a certain size so
that all shippers may know what they are IL
also comes out that tank cars are taken by the
Louisville and Nashville without weighing and
each car being billed at %, 600 pounds when some
held as much q, 600 pounds. No tank cars were
taken for small shippers on the preteXt that the
road must have return loads OF turpentlne and
cotton seed oil In order TO take the south-bound
shipment. While the representatives OF the Louis
vile and Nashville testify that their rate In
tain case vases cents per hundred pounds letters
signed BY the freight manager Of the road are be-
fore the Commissioners showing that the lowest
rate they offered 70 sufferers against whom they
wanted TO discriminate was 81 cents The Inter-
state Commissioners will unquestionably correct
some Of these abuses with prompt and decisive
penalty. IL is In cases like this that the wisdom
OF the Interstate law proves Itself In no court In
the land could shippers OF small capital trying
20 establish competition. be able to bring out the
facts that are getting before the country
IN the average lifetime OF three score and ten
Thanksgiving may seem to come times enough 20
cheaper the day with all IT'S blessed traditions
But that Is In ourselves because we have not kept
mellow and warm with the fancies and delights OF
youth and home as the years speed by. Thanks
giving Is now just the same good day 10 ever was.
At the Old hearthsde the family viii gather-nos.
perhaps, the same old family that once gathered
for time makes changes. The old folks will be
there glad. benign, and merry as the Joyous chat
tering and ooisterous children whose gratitude
Is entirely for blessings TO come Through all the
hours % the day as other there Is a sense OF
bounty, and the specters Of stint and calculation
are driven 70 the further corners OF darkness
Rest, peace and plenty NIL the mind ana suffrse
al our thoughts and conversation. 1.-THE world
forgetting BY the world forgot" we give ourselves
up 70 qualification rather than gratitude But to
HIN who sees our lives as written page our un-
CONSCIOUS tribute 70 the sense o: that plenty which
fails from HIS hand may be the highest praise.
The situation in France has crystalized into one
OF those crises where force OF arms and OF trad1-
tons may do great injury to repuoncanism and
may make IL possible TOR a second usurparion OF
the right Of the people to self-government The
strain 70 which the republic 10 put tests the goy-
eminent just az q time when Europe expects war
The whole situation centers on the Question
WHISTLER France shall ultimately avenge her de-
feat In 1870. II the incident OF NJ wilson's ais
grace can be made a stumbling stone for NJ. orevy
and new President and new ministry be secured